Global Patent Index - EP 2240085 A4

EP 2240085 A4 20140101 - EXTERNAL FIXATION STRUT

Title (en)

EXTERNAL FIXATION STRUT

Title (de)

EXTERNE FIXIERSTREBE

Title (fr)

ÉTAI DE FIXATION EXTERNE

Publication

EP 2240085 A4 20140101 (EN)

Application

EP 09708841 A 20090209

Priority

  • US 2009033603 W 20090209
  • US 2740808 P 20080208

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2009100459A1] The present disclosure provides an external fixation strut for an external fixation device having a ball joints that can be attached to the outer or inner surface of the ring and locked to increase overall stability of the external fixation device. Some embodiments of the fixation strut include a first ball joint coupled to a first end portion of a strut housing, the strut housing having an axial bore defined therethrough. A second ball joint is coupled to a second end portion of a threaded elongated member. The threaded elongated member is threadably coupled to an adjustment mechanism, which is rotatably coupled to an upper end portion of an adjustment sleeve. The adjustment sleeve is slidably disposed in the axial bore of the strut housing, and is used to effect coarse strut length adjustments. Gradual strut adjustments are effected by translating the elongated member.

IPC 8 full level

A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/62 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

A61B 17/62 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/64 (2013.01 - US); A61B 17/645 (2013.01 - US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2009100459 A1 20090813; EP 2240085 A1 20101020; EP 2240085 A4 20140101; JP 2011511678 A 20110414; JP 2014195662 A 20141016; JP 5507472 B2 20140528; JP 5830118 B2 20151209; US 2010312243 A1 20101209; US 2013253513 A1 20130926; US 2016030085 A1 20160204; US 8439914 B2 20130514; US 9155559 B2 20151013; US 9681892 B2 20170620

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2009033603 W 20090209; EP 09708841 A 20090209; JP 2010546098 A 20090209; JP 2014056823 A 20140319; US 201313891382 A 20130510; US 201514880954 A 20151012; US 86480709 A 20090209